Stopper-extractor.



W. HALK.

sToPPBR EXTRAGTOB.' APPLIUATION FILED 11110.22, 1910.4

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2 vlz kr WILLIAM HALK, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

STOPPER-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

Application led December 22, 1910. Serial No. 598,856.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM HALK, citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Pleasant, .in the county of Vestmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stopper-Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to providea simple and efficient device to be used in connection with an ordinary corkscrew for extracting corks from bottles, the construction and operation of the device being such that the removal of the cork is eifected Without exertion, or danger of spilling the contents of the bottle; and to this end the invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention, partly in section; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing a modification; and Fig. l is a rear elevation thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes the neck of a bottle, the mouth of which is closed by an ordinary cork 6.

The device which is the subject of the present invention consists of an inverted funnel-shaped supporting member 7 having on one side an upstandingarm 8 which serves as the fulcrum of a lever 9 which is connected at one of its ends, by means of a link 10, to an ordinary corkscrew 11. The shape of the member 7 adapts it for bottles of various sizes and it is designed to fit over the mouth of the same as shown. Inas much as the member 7 surrounds the bottle mouth, it eifectually serves to prevent the contents thereof from spilling when the cork is pulled.

The corkscrew is formed with a ring 12 to which the link 10 is separably connected, by being hooked thereinto, said link being` formed with a hook for this purpose, and the top of the member 7 has a slot 13 to allow the ring to pass into the member.

The lever 9 is slotted intermediate its ends as indicated at 14, through which slot the arm S extends, and across said slot extends a pin 15 which is engageable with one of a series of notches 16 with which one of the edges of the arm is formed. Inasmuch as various sizes and shapes of bottle necks enter the member 7 different distances, the corkscrew will be located different distances from the fulcrum of the lever 9, but as the latter is adjustable by shifting the lever on the arm 8 so that the pin 15 engages any one of the notches 16, adjustment of the lever for bottles of various sizes and shapes is readily effected.

The device herein described is simple in construction and enables the cork to be extracted by an ordinary corkscrew without exertion, or danger of spilling the contents of the bottle. The parts 7 and 8 may be cast in one piece, or they may be separably formed and connected in any suitable manner.

In use, the corkscrew is screwed into the cork in the ordinary manner, after which the member 7 is slipped over the bottle mouth, and adjusted so that the ring l2 may project a short distance from the top thereof, through the slot 13. The link 10 is then hooked to the ring l2, and the fulcrum of the lever 9 is adjusted as already described. The handle portion of the lever is then swung down, whereupon the cork is pulled, t-he ring 12 passing out of the member 7 throiigh the slot 13.

Figs. 3 and t show a slightly modified construction, the entire device made of punched steel. The supporting member is a tapered sleeve 17 which lits snugly around the bottle neck adjacent to the mouth thereof. The sleeve is split longitudinally, and the two ends are bent outwardly to form outstanding earslS to which the arm which supports the operating lever is connected. This arm is a strip 19 which is bent intermediate its ends into U-shaped form, so as to straddle the ears 18, as clearly shown in Fig. et. The arm is fastened to the ears by a rivet or bolt 20, which may be arranged to act as a hinge or pivot, so that the arm may be swung back and forth to properly adjust the lever 21. One of the edges of the two members forming the arm 19 has notches 22, and the lever 21 extends between said men bers. The, lever carries a fulcrum pin 22 which projects from opposite sides thereof. and is adapted to seat in one of the pairs of notches 22. That end of the lever opposite its handle portion has a 'notch 24 in its top edge, in which notch is supported a link 25 which is connected to the ring or handle 12 of the corkscrew 11. The link is detachably connected to the lever so that the adjustment heretofore referred to may be readily made.

I claim:

A stopper extractor comprising a supporting member shaped to fit over the mouth of a bottle, said member consisting of a sleeve which is divided longitudinally, and has Outstanding ears at its divided ends, an arm connected to said ears, said arm comprising a strip which is bent intermediate its ends into 'Ufshape to straddle the ears, and said arm having notches in one of its edges, a lever extending between the members of the arm, a fulcrum pin extending from opposite sides of the lever and engageable with any one of the aforesaid notches, a corkscrew, and a connection between the corkscrew and the lever.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

IVILLIAM IIALK. Titnesses JOHN IV. BARCLAY, L. S, RHoanEs. 

